Join us to help the local community in the areas of health, education & tourism in Himachal Pradesh, India

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  We are a bunch of friends from different countries who've known each other for a decade now. Paragliding is what attracted us and brought us together, but the sheer beauty of the surroundings and the simplicity of the lives of the local mountain people here, is what made us stay. Nestled on the Dhauladhar Range in the Kangra Valley, our place is situated at 2250 mts ASL with incredible views of the Himalayas. We are registered as a not-for-profit organization and work with the local community in the areas of education, tourism & medicine.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Trabalho beneficente

  Projetos artísticos

  Ensino

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral
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  Interesses

  

  Política/justiça social

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Criação de vídeos

  

  Cultura

  

  Trabalho beneficente

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Fotografia

  

  Música

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Carpintaria

  

  Arte e design

  

  Arquitetura

  

  Yoga/bem-estar

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Esportes de equipe

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Caminhada

  

  Montanhas

  

  Camping

  

  Esportes de aventura
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  There is no road, electricity or shops around our house. Most of the locals live a very basic life. It is difficult to define the kind of learning one takes back from here. This intermingling with the local people and landscape, is creating an interesting new paradigm, from which, we are all learning and benefiting. In fact, we're looking forward to your feedback on this!

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  Healthcare: Since this area is quite remote, access to healthcare is limited. Awareness is also limited. Hence, we conduct seasonal workshops on specific issues that the locals face, by collaborating with other organisations who have expertise in the given subject. Our job is to connect the stakeholders and enable them to create an impact on the ground level. Your task would be to help us in conducting these workshops. Trained Medical personnel with some experience in dealing with rural communities is our first preference. However, we're also open to hosting people who have practical experience in healthcare.
  
  Education: The education project is a collaboration with the existing government school in the local village, called Jhatingri. Although they do learn English at school, most kids don't land up speaking with confidence due to several factors. We plan to engage the kids in certain topics. The task is to help in conducting workshops, contribute to innovative games / ideas / techniques. Trained English teachers with some experience in dealing with kids is our first preference. CELTA / TEFL certified teachers are welcome.
  However, we're also open to hosting people who have practical experience with kids.
  
  The village / school is a 40 minute walk from the house, through a deodar and rhododendron forest. Due to the nature of the task, we prefer volunteers who enjoy trekking in the mountains, and are willing to stay for relatively longer periods. Basic fitness to trek for a couple of hours in the mountains everyday, is an absolute must! We're looking for people who genuinely care about others and are serious about making a difference.
  
  House Maintenance: While we're busy at the village / school, we need help with cleaning, cooking, painting, oiling, wood-work, stone-work, gardening and other such tasks.

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  Idiomas

  Inglês: Fluente
  Hindi: Intermediário

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  Acomodação

  Our place is a beautiful private house, situated on top of a mountain. Made with a lot of love by a bunch of us, it is made for community style living, comfortable enough to accommodate 10 people. We wake up to some incredible scenery of the Himalayas every day. It is situated right on top of a mountain ridge at 2250mts, with spectacular 360 degree views. The house is powered with solar-panels and is off the grid.
  
  The house is a strange shaped structure, that is completely unplanned and still evolving. It's what Robin calls anarchitecture. We have a large common space, a breakfast/music room, the kitchen, the workshop, the bath/toilet complex, a couple of private rooms and a small terrace. The main common space in the house has 2 beds downstairs and a loft where 6-8 people can sleep comfortably. This is the area where the volunteers will live!
  
  We cook simple Indian food on a daily basis, although we do love experimenting from time to time.

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  Algo mais...

  There are many interesting things to do in this region. It depends on the season you are visiting.
  
  - Sight-seeing: Some famous places close by (2-4 hours) are Bir, Dharamshala and Manali. There are many places to see and things to do around here.
  - Trekking: There are many paths leading to different villages. The entire area is so beautiful and the villagers, simple and welcoming.
  - Fishing: The valley behind us has a river full of trout fish. You can trek down the mountain and come back up with fish for dinner.
  - Music: We have a bunch of live music instruments, complete with amplifiers and all.
  - Carpentry: We have a full-fledged workshop with wide variety of hand and automated tools.
  - Besides this, we have WIFI, a ping-pong table, a mini library and some board games.

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